NGC 1491 (also designated Sharpless SH2-206) is a bright emission nebula and HII region, located on the edge of a vast cloud region of neutral gas, about 10,700 light-years away
Continue reading…NGC 1491 | SH2-206 – an emission nebula in Perseus
I am now experimenting with a short focal length 60mm refractor for wide field imaging having given up on camera lenses. This is the Telescope Service Photoline 60mm compact apochromatic
Continue reading…TS Photoline 60mm FPL-53 doublet for wide field imaging
IC 1396 is a large and comparatively faint emission nebula and star forming region over 100 light-years across in the constellation Cepheus. It is energised by the bright central triple
The Elephant’s Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the larger emission nebula IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from
My experiments using camera lenses for wide field deep sky astrophotography are coming to a close. I am not satisfied with the quality of images acquired. The main issue I
Continue reading…Wide field deep sky astrophotography using camera lenses
NGC 2264 describes several objects in the constellation Monoceros lying about 2,700 light-years from Earth. One is the Christmas Tree star cluster nearby the blazing bright blue star S Monocerotis
This is a first light image from a SMC Pentax 67 300mm lens attached to my QSI583 wide-field imaging rig. The rig is housed in my relocated observatory situated in
Continue reading…Widefield view of the Rosette Nebulae in Ha – NGC2237
The open star cluster NGC 6823 lies at the centre of the image. It is about 50 light years across and about 6000 light years distant towards the constellation of
Continue reading…Emission Nebula NGC6820 with Open Cluster NGC6823
The North America and Pelican nebulae are a pair of emission nebulae in the constellation of Cygnus. Both nebulae are part of the same interstellar cloud of ionised hydrogen (H
Continue reading…North America & Pelican Nebulae – NGC7000 & IC5070
The Crescent nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus about 5000 light-years away. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136
Continue reading…Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) – First Light Anser Observatory